de Rooij: Ostinato

Ostinato, composed in 2002 and dedicated to Annemieke Marinkovic, and is a work of great energy and rhythmic momentum. The double bass plays a strongly independent line against a lively and insistent accompaniment, influenced by jazz and contemporary idioms. The composer describes the persistent and dogged rhythms as the demands and challenges of modern society, ending slowly and calmly with a relaxed heartbeat rhythm played by the double bass.

There are musical and technical challenges for each performer and Ostinato demonstrates the wonderful solo capabilities of the double bass in the hands of a master composer. David Heyes describes the piece as '...one of the most exciting, energetic and impressive pieces I have heard in many years. A work which deserves to be played by bassists worldwide.'

The edition includes accompaniments for both solo and orchestral tunings.